Good grief! It's been nearly 4 months since I last worked on my cooking project, which is cooking my way through Alice Waters' cookbook, The Art of Simple Food. Well, I was on a pretty strict diet for awhile, then we went to Alaska for a couple weeks, then I had a bad cold. That's just the way life is.
Yesterday we got a call to attend an impromptu 4th of July neighborhood potluck. Aha! What's in the frig? A cauliflower, capers, frozen lemons (for juice for dressing). Looks like the start of a salad to me! I zipped out for a couple jars of kalamata olives, which I should have on hand anyway, and a red bell pepper for color in the salad. I picked a fistful of spearmint from the garden. Whack, whack, squeeze, squeeze, steam and toss. And an excellent salad that was well received by everyone at the potluck was born. Okay, husband wasn't thrilled with the olives, but then he doesn't like olives. Neighbor Tom, OTOH, praised the addition of the olives.
I've got a long way to go. 97 recipes completed; 208 recipes to go. I've learned so much already. My confidence in the kitchen is so very much greater. I'm excited to see where I'm going to be after another 100 recipes, then at the very end.
Otherwise, I'm feeling scared about a potential health issue which is, in all probability, nothing. And I'm feeling that I'm not being responsible or disciplined, but then again I never do. During July I'm trying to have one, just one, I MUST DO THIS RESPONSIBLE THING TODAY goal each day. And I MUST do that one thing.
July 1: Catch up with spending records and bill paying. DONE
July 2: Box up Bill's bird book and Mary's birthday present to mail next week. DONE
July 3: Sort out rug wool that's been living in the guest shower. DONE
July 4: Clean cat fountain and order new filters for the coming year. DONE
Will I ever reach a point in my life where I don't feel guilty for falling short in all areas of life? Oh, probably not. But life goes on.
97 down, 208 to go, so let's keep cooking!
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